ASX 200 ends week down; NSW fast tracks Santos Narrabri project, BlueScope tried to fix steel prices
ASX ends the week down despite Friday's gain; iron ore rises above $US110; NSW fast tracks Santos' Narrabri project; Star cops $100m fine and suitors eye Clough.
Welcome to the Trading Day blog for Friday, December 9. The Australian sharemarket snapped a three-day losing streak as iron ore miners rally by more than 3 per cent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index advanced 0.5 per cent, or by 37.70 points, to 7213.20. For the week, the index fell 1.2 per cent - its biggest weekly drop since late September.
The dollar was buying US67.93c at the close.
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